Sukhoi Su-35

Sukhoi Su-35

The Sukhoi Su-35 is actually two heavily-upgraded derivatives of the Su-27 'Flanker'. Both are single-seat, twin-engine supermaneuverable multirole fighters, designed by Sukhoi and built by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association.

Top speed: 2,500 km/h Wingspan: 15 m Length: 22 m First flight: May 1988 Engine type: Saturn AL-31 Manufacturer: Sukhoi General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 21.9 m (72.9 ft) Wingspan: 15.3 m (50.2 ft) (with wingtip pods) Height: 5.90 m (19.4 ft) Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²) Empty weight: 18,400 kg (40,570 lb) Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb) Powerplant: 2 × Saturn 117S with TVC nozzle turbofan Dry thrust: 8,800 kgf (86.3 kN, 19,400 lbf) each Thrust with afterburner: 14,500 kgf (142 kN, 31,900 lbf) each Fuel capacity: 14,350 litres (3,790 US gal) Performance Maximum speed: Mach 2.25 (2,390 km/h, 1,490 mph) at altitude Range: High altitude: 3,600 km (1,940 nmi) Ground level: 1,580 km (850 nmi) Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,430 nmi) with 2 external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft) Rate of climb: >280 m/s (>55,100 ft/min) Wing loading: 408 kg/m² (84.9 lb/ft²) Thrust/weight: 1.13 Armament Guns: 1 × 30 mm GSh-30 internal cannon with 150 rounds Hardpoints: 14 hardpoints, consting of 2 wingtip rails, and 12 wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance, and provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-25LD laser-guided rocket, S-250 unguided rocket B-8 unguided S-8 rocket pods B-13 unguided S-13 rocket pods Missiles: Vympel R-27R/ER/T/ET/EP Vympel R-77 – the proposed R-77M1, R-77T Vympel R-73E/M, and R-74M Kh-31A/P Kh-59 Kh-29T/L Bombs: KAB-500L laser-guided bomb KAB-1500 laser-guided bomb LGB-250 laser-guided bomb FAB-250 250-kilogram (550 lb) unguided bombs FAB-500 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) unguided bombs Other: buddy refueling pod Avionics Irbis-E passive phased array radar KNIRTI SAP 14 jamming pod (centreline pylon) KNIRTI SAP 518 jamming pod (one each on both wingtips) OLS-35 infra-red search and track system Khibiny-M electronic warfare suite Su-27M/Su-35  Single-seat fighter. Su-35UB  Two-seat trainer. Features taller vertical stabilizers and a forward fuselage similar to the Su-30. Su-35BM  Single-seat fighter with upgraded avionics and various modifications to the airframe. Su-35BM is informal name. Su-35S  Designation of the modernized Su-35 variant of the Russian Air Force. Su-37  Thrust-vectoring demonstrator